| View Larger Image | The Psychology of Visual Illusion | Paperbackby J. O. Robinson (Author)
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| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | Dover Publications | | Page Count: | 288 Pages | | Publication Date: | June 19, 1998 | | Sales Rank: | 1,291,068st |
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A lucid and illuminating examination of current theories, this volume offers a well-rounded perspective on the countless ambiguities of visual display, with particular emphasis on geometrical optical illusions such as framing and contrast effects, distortion of angles and direction, and the apparent "movement" of images. Some 240 drawings illustrate such phenomena as geometrical optical illusions, figural after-effects, illusions in the perception of depth and distance, illusions of movement in stationary displays, and illusions caused by moving stimuli. 1972 edition. |
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terrible by this art guy (CT)  1 Stars
May 20, 2007
From a person who enjoys reading text books for fun, I love "that kind of reading". This book is so intollerable I simply could not finish it no matter how many times I tried. It jumps around and references all of these people and studies which I have no clue as to what the heck is going on. If you have studied the history of illusions and know all of it than you would probably know what the author is referencing, but then again if you know all of that why would you read the book in the first place. i got much more out of "the science of illusions" by jaques ninio
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